How many abortions are actually performed in the US? Abortions in the U.S. peaked in 1981, at a rate of 29.3 per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since then, the number has fallen by three-fifths. In 2019, the last year for which numbers are available, the rate was 11.4. Research has shown that increases in distance to clinics are associated with lower abortion rates, especially for women with limited resources and difficult personal circumstances. Professor of economics at Middlebury College Caitlin Knowles Myers and her team calculated "the vast majority" of women in states where abortion likely would be banned or strictly limited would have to travel 200 miles or more to reach a provider. They estimated about two-thirds of women in those states would find a way to reach an open facility but one-third would not, resulting in 75,000 fewer abortions per year. In 2019 at least 629,898 abortions were reported in the United States, according to the CDC. Click the link in our bio for more data and information on abortion rates in the U.S.